Wli Falls

Today we learned that we are not going to get over the border to Togo where we intended to because because that small border post does not issue entry visas.

We hiked to lower Wli falls with a guide named Alfred who taught us about local plants.  For example, the palm tree has many uses such as making brooms, mats, roofing, palm oil, palm wine, fire fuel.  Each pineapple plant grows just one fruit in its life.  You plant the top again to create another fruit.  Alfred found some cola nuts in the forest.  The coating of the nuts is sweet, but the nut itself is really bitter and turns your teeth red.  Mom and Dad tried it and hated it.  People chew cola nuts as a stimulant, for its caffeine.

Wli waterfall is really impressive and huge, over 400 meters high, separated into two sections.  It should probably be called two different falls, since there’s a pool in between them.  Dad and I swam in the lower pool.  The falls created waves and generated wind. As we got closer the mist was blown into our faces and it hurt.

We moved to a different hotel that had a spectacular view of the mountains and the upper waterfall, but the hut we slept in was super damp, and our washed clothes didn’t dry over the course of a full day.
- Brook and Eydie

Our guide Alfred